Academic Status of the Coach and Team Performance in the Kenyan National Soccer and Volleyball Leagues
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Date
2021
Authors
Mucheke, Charles Muthiaine
Bailasha, Nicholas
Waiganjo, Luka Boro
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EJHS
Abstract
Purpose: The study sought to establish whether academic status of the coach predicted team
performance in the Kenyan national soccer and volleyball leagues.
Methodology: The Cross-Sectional survey used a population of the 53 head coaches handling
team in the Kenyan soccer and volleyball leagues in the 2020-2021 season. Census sampling was
used to pick the 53 coaches for the study. Data collection instrument was a self-administered
questionnaire. The Leadership Scale for Sport questionnaire (LSS) was used to capture player’s
perception on coach competence. The coaches’ questionnaire was divided into sections which
captured demographics and academic background. The study used Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS Version 22) for data analysis. Information was organized and presented using
descriptive statistics and was analyzed at 0.05 significance level. Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact
test was used to predict coach academic status on the team’s performance. Data was projected in
figures and tables and relevant discussions were made.
Findings: Chi square and Fisher’s Exact Test results showed that coaches academic status had a
significant effect on team performance (χ2 =18.419, 0.031 ≤ p 0.05 9df). The fisher’s exact test had
a p value of 0.016 which was also less than 0.05 confirming that there was a significant relationship
between coaches’ academic status and team performance.
Conclusion and Recommendation: The study concluded that coaches’ academic status had a
significant effect on team performance. Team managers, owners and other stake holders in sports
need to take up educated coaches. This is because educated coaches learn a diverse way of
communication including humor, which in turns benefits communication between coaches and
players which enhances team performance in the long run. In addition, coaches that are not
educated need to go back to school and further their education. This will enable them to gain more
skills that will be help in their teams’ performance.
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Keywords
Academic status, team performance, national league, coach
Citation
Mucheke, C. M., Bailasha, N., & Waiganjo, L. B. (2021). ACADEMIC STATUS OF THE COACH AND TEAM PERFORMANCE IN THE KENYAN NATIONAL SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES. European Journal of Health Sciences, 6(5), 25-36.